Archdiocese of Moscow

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Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow
Archidioecesis Moscoviensis Matris Dei

Statistics
Country:	Russia
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	2,629,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	58,820,000 (2004) 200,000 (0.3%)
Cathedral:	Cathedral of the Mother of God
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B.

The Archdiocese of Moscow, also known as Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow, {Latin: Moscovien(sis) Matris Dei} is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Moscow, in Russia.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 Suffragan Dioceses 4 See also 5 Source

[edit] History

• April 13, 1991: Established as Apostolic Administration of European Russia from the Diocese of Vladivostok
• November 23, 1999: Renamed as Apostolic Administration of Northern European Russia
• February 11, 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow

[edit] Leadership

• Archbishops of Mother of God at Moscow (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B. (since 2007.09.21)
  • Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (2002.02.11 – 2007.09.21)
• Apostolic Administrators of Northern European Russia (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (1991.04.13 – 2002.02.11)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Saint Clement at Saratov
• Saint Joseph at Irkutsk
• Transfiguration at Novosibirsk

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Russia

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy